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Description A building whose upper most habitable floor is greater than 30m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General considerations As with buildings...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A building whose upper most habitable floor is less than 30m and greater than 18m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A building whose upper most habitable floor is less than 11m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General considerations In general means of escape...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A building whose upper most habitable floor is greater than 11m above ground level and less than 18m above ground level measured from the lowest side of the building. General...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Additional floors which extend above the footprint of the floor below. General consideration In the past a mezzanine floor was considered a floor that is ancillary to the use of...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Evacuation strategy implemented temporarily in cases where a stay put strategy was originally in place but is no longer considered appropriate. General considerations This...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Powered systems used to control or remove smoke from a building, allowing low-level escape routes to be kept clear of smoke, facilitating firefighting activities and reducing damage to...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription This is a building with semi-automated functions which is occupied by people. General considerations Buildings equipped with semi-automated systems are generally warehouses and...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription People who are unable to move without assistance, for example a person confined to bed. General considerations In the event of a fire, non-ambulant people are likely to be reliant on...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Children may be present in any environment. There are some issues directly relevant to children in buildings. General considerations Children tend to react differently to fires than...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Cavity barriers are provided to restrict the spread of smoke and flame within cavities. General considerations Cavity barriers should be installed where a cavity would otherwise form a...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The sub-division of buildings into areas by fire resisting elements of construction. General considerations Fire compartmentation of a building is provided by fire resisting...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The means by which the fire resisting properties of a fire resisting element of construction are maintained when penetrations, joints and imperfections are present within the...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription This is a building with automated functions which is not usually occupied by people except for maintenance purposes. General considerations Buildings equipped with automated systems...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription This refers to people who must not be allowed to escape the custody of officials (such as police officers, prison officers or border agents) and enter the general population. General...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A long-term occupant who ordinarily sleeps on the premises. General considerations A permanent resident of a building is likely to be familiar with that building or believe that they...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription The Responsible Person may be the employer, owner, landlord or occupier of business or other non-domestic premises. In Scotland the Responsible Person is called the Duty Holder. The...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription This is any person responsible for the security of a building. This may include airport security staff, prison security staff as well as staff responsible for the security of buildings...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription Car parks may be considered as either open sided or enclosed. An open sided car park should have no basement storeys. Natural ventilation should be provided by permanent openings at...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheetsDescription A basement (which could also be referred to as a cellar) may be described as shallow when its lowest floor is not more than 10m below the firefighting access level. Any floor which at...
Fires in buildings – Building supplementary information sheets